Join us as we discuss the unique educational elements that optimize learning and achievement during the preschool years.
Reading
Male Call: Bringing Boys to Books and Writing
Participants will discover research related to the discrepancies in reading and writing scores between boys and girls, and how to bring boys to books.
Using eBooks, Databases, and Digital Tools to Keep Students Engaged During the Holidays
In this webinar, Michelle Griffith will show us ways to use eBooks, databases, and links to digital tools in a “student challenge” environment to keep your students engaged in reading and learning.
12 Innovative Reading Ideas! New Ways to Inspire You & Your Students
This webinar will give you a dozen fresh ideas to mix-up your reading activities. If you are looking for new ideas, or packaged ideas to help you through this busy season, tune in!
Real World Text + Textbooks – Research Based Strategies for College & Career Ready Classrooms
The application of reading, writing and original thinking is research, and the research simulation is at the heart of the Common Core Performance Task and accountable Problem Based / Inquiry Based Learning.
Unleash Student Potential: Personalize Learning through Storytelling using Non-Fiction Books
According to iNACOL, personalized learning is tailoring learning for each student’s strengths, needs, and interests to provide flexibility and supports to ensure mastery of the highest standards possible. Here’s your opportunity to think outside the box by emphasizing the need for learners to be involved in designing their own learning process.
Precision Reading with Vocabulary Investigation
With the release of the “Common Core” standards, the phrase “Close Reading” became a buzz overnight. In many classrooms, the idea of “Close Reading” resulted in kids failing at tortuous lesson, and teachers drowning in pre-planning with very little student results. In this session, presenter Kevin Baird discussed highest impact strategies for implementing College & Career Ready standards by looking again at the concept of Precision and Precision Reading.
Five Engaging Activities for Meeting the Common Core State Standards Right Now
The Common Core State Standards place a special emphasis on reading informational text. Teachers often say how excited students are to learn about the world around them. Whether it’s the latest news from Mars or information about a typhoon that struck last week, kids want to know all about it. How can we harness that enthusiasm for nonfiction to help students become great readers?
Evidence of Learning Synthesis: How Do We Know that Students Really “Mastered” the Concept?
College & Career Readiness is defined at a new level – student performance at a level of synthesis and extended thinking. Kevin Baird shared concrete examples of student work and grading rubrics to support educators in evaluating learning synthesis.
What We Know About Families’ Use of Educational Media
Ask any parent about their children’s media use, and most will tell you they’re interested in media that help their kids learn. But what are parents’ experiences with their children’s use of educational media?